He's been rocking the same cleats for two seasons. Even better, he spray paints them on Friday nights before games. It's his personal ritual. Now that Costanzo is back with the 49ers, the color of choice for offseason workouts has been white.

So when I was asked which member of the 49ers would challenge Crabtree in the footwear deparment in this week's "Niner Talk" show, Costanzo's name was an easy name to mention.